Mechanical Engineer, NPI

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors, handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, lasers, and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams. We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

The Mechanical Engineer, New Product Introduction (NPI) will design, develop and implement cost-effective cables and installation designs to integrators and end customers. Reporting to the New Product Introduction (NPI) Manager, the position will be responsible for design, testing, and implementation of improvements for new products and sustainment projects. Working closely with Product Design Engineering this role acts as an internal and external facing designer. The role will maintain a deep knowledge of customer environments and system interaction, helping ensure predictable and consistent product performance. Positioned close to the customer, engineering, manufacturing, and service this role supports a tight feedback loop resulting in exceeding expectations for new products and custom installations.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide detailed analysis and recommendations on configurations to the Sales and Applications installations group, act as first line of response, and may lead customer interactions escalations and requests from Sales or Service.

• Provide surge capacity and may take on stretch assignments supporting engineering efforts for product design engineering groups.

• Participate (and may lead) in design validation testing, reliability studies, test documentation, new process development, and Design and Process FMEAs as part of the New Product Development and Launch Process.

• Complete sustaining product design, testing, and implementation projects to create cost savings, resolve obsolescence issues, improve product reliability, evaluate part drawings for DFM, and provide ongoing Value Analysis Value Engineering for New Product Development.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or technical field required.

• 3-5+ years of manufacturing/mechanical design experience.

• Hands-on experience with electrical, mechanical, and software systems.

• Proficient with 3D & 2D Modeling Software (Solidworks & AutoCAD).

• Working knowledge of GD&T and strong drafting skills.

• Experience with agile / project management tools a plus.  

• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills, and attention to detail.

• Ability to work both independently and with diverse groups.

• Strong computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, etc.).

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​